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About dccrossley

Writing here and elsewhere mainly about the outer reaches of the wine universe and the availability of wonderful, characterful, wines from all over the globe. Very wide interests but a soft spot for Jura, Austria and Champagne, with a general preference for low intervention in vineyard and winery. Other passions include music (equally wide tastes) and travel. Co-organiser of the Oddities wine lunches.

Recent Wines September 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

We have a baker’s dozen of wines for September, and I shall split that two ways, seven wines here in Part One, the six remaining to follow in Part Two. Below, we begin the usual eclectic mix with a classic … Continue reading

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My Favourite Wine Regions in Tourist Mode (Part 2)

In the first part of this article, I introduced six of my favourite wine regions with my tourist hat on. Six wine regions I love to visit for reasons other than, or perhaps rather in addition to, the wine. Those … Continue reading

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My Favourite Wine Regions in Tourist Mode (Part 1)

As summer fades fast into Autumn, and perhaps for those of us not harvesting grapes, the memory of some 2024 vineyard trips along with it, you might, like me, be turning your attention to next year. Even with one big … Continue reading

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Winemakers Club, London

I’m not sure when I first began visiting Winemakers Club under the Holborn Viaduct arches on London’s Farringdon Street, but I know it was very early on in its existence. It was very familiar to me because even longer ago … Continue reading

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Recent Wines August 2024 (Part 3) #theglouthatbindsus

The third and final part of August’s wines brings to the table five possibly less august bottles than we drank in Part 2, but then it’s all relative, isn’t it. In order to bring you these articles I have to … Continue reading

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Recent Wines August 2024 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus

Part 2 brings us to mid-August. Although it sometimes seems an age ago, they were the heady days of our very short English summer this year. Our drinking definitely has a “holidays” feel to it here. This second batch of … Continue reading

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Recent Wines August 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus

August, that month of sunshine, holidays, outdoor dining, beach picnics…well only in part it seems, at least for most of us confined to the UK at this time. Hopefully I shall find some longer spell of warmth soon, but what … Continue reading

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Jura Wine Ten Years On by Wink Lorch (Book Review)

I’m sure I’m not alone in having a “wine library”, in my case five shelves of about a metre in length, perhaps too many books on wine you may think, but whenever I get rid of some there’s usually something … Continue reading

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The Wonderful World of Charlie Herring

I’m sure I’ve talked more than once about Tim Phillips being one of the most thoughtful of all the English winemakers I know. Not all of the thoughtful ones are wholly willing to share their thoughts, but Tim is. A … Continue reading

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Aeble Cider Bar and Shop – the Face of Cider in Scotland

There were a lot of corny puns I might have been tempted to use in the title to this article, but I don’t want to make light of either cider as a drink, nor Scotland’s first, and as far as … Continue reading

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